She Tries Her Tongue, Her Silence Softly Breaks by M. NourbeSe Philip

She Tries Her Tongue, Her Silence Softly Breaks

Wesleyan Poetry

M. NourbeSe Philip

99 pages first pub 1989 (editions)

nonfiction poetry race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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Winner of the Casa de las Americas prize. In 1988, Marlene Nourbese Philip won the prestigious Casa de las Americas prize for the manuscript version of this book. She is the first anglophone woman, and the second Canadian, to win the prize. Brilli...

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Moods

challenging 100%
reflective 100%
emotional 75%
tense 50%
adventurous 25%
dark 25%
informative 25%
inspiring 25%

Pace

medium 75%
fast 25%

Average rating

4.13

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